My point is this....there is no way that a UK immigration official can know where you have been if there is no stamp to prove it. Sure, you can talk about databases and records etc, but what are they going to do? Contact every country in the world to prove or disprove what you've told them? Do you ...

sywahu wrote:Got the citizenship approval letter today!!! And all within a month of applying!!

Congratulations! I am due to go on the 11th of July to NCS in Leicester, hopefully I will get a quick turnaround also!

Although, he might have left the UK without any check (it is usual), his passport would have been endosored with SA immigration stamp on arrival in SA (or any other country upon leaving the UK). Entry clearnce officer will/may locate this during application process. So it is very difficult to hide ...

I am doing mine on 4(WP)+1yr and am not intending to put anything in that box, I think it specifically relates to people who have a file with the home office, probably people who have complex cases.

Well in order to prove citizenship you need a naturalisation certificate or a birth certificate showing you were born in the UK. If you can prove you eligibility to British Citizenship by being born to a British parent then you need to apply seperately to IND for your British Citizenship, after whic...

This link will help you with the fees:

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=8218

as far as documents needed, look at page 28 of the Form AN (NEW) it gives you a list of what you need. (it talks about posting however they are the same things you need to take to the NCS when you go)

Thanks for the reply. Is it still 5 years even though I got ILR before the 5-year change? I think the rule only changed this year, so it should be 4 years. I'll have to check that. Yes, I'll have to see the JCWI for their advice, since it's a very tricky situation for me. I have read almost everyth...

TintinHerge wrote:I had my Nat Ceremony in early April and have been postponing applying for the British citizenship, for one reason or the other.

Don't understand, you had you ceremony and are postponing applying for British Citizenship? Sounds like you already have it if you have been to your ceremony?

I am currently under WP in UK (thru an Indian IT company). Recently I started looking for jobs elsewhere. But the main problem is that everyone says "You've wonderful CV but we can't sponsor WP". In reality, change of WP is much easier than fresh WP application (as the 3-month ad requirem...

There were six of us altogether when I did mine last week. It took longer to get registered than it did to write the exam!

I'm a white female on the same visa as your wife and my financial advisor told me straightaway that my husband and I would not be able to get a mortgage through a high street bank. Full stop. There's no point in complaining as all high street banks are the same. That sounds like slightly 'dodgy' ad...

Okay, John - I was smart enough to complete the form and collect the right docs. One has to agree that to do it you don't need to graduate from Cambridge University :D. Totally agree with you there! In fact the guidance even says you should be able to complete the documents yourself without any add...

I'm a white female on the same visa as your wife and my financial advisor told me straightaway that my husband and I would not be able to get a mortgage through a high street bank. Full stop. There's no point in complaining as all high street banks are the same. That sounds like slightly 'dodgy' ad...

Thanks for the help - the only problem we have now is that the property is basically now ours, and our move-in date is now supposed to be less than one month away. I'm not even sure we have time to apply somewhere else from scratch given the time it takes.... but we'll try. I am British, so my own ...

This situation is killing me.... My wife and I are looking to purchase our first property in Edinburgh. We contacted HSBC for a mortgage and this was accepted in principle. They then informed us we could go ahead and make offers, which we did (on a fixed price property). Being a fixed price propert...

Anastasia wrote:Unless the French boarders don’t check passports maybe I can slip through.

Please, please do NOT do this!

I'm sure your paperwork will come through soon!

What method did you use for your application? Postal or NCS?

Although they officially deny it, NCS route appears to happen a lot quicker.

I don’t know if this helps you, but surely there are offices that store records of ‘Deaths’ as well as ‘Births’ and ‘Marriages’. Maybe try contacting some of those? This is one of them. [Deleted] Hope it helps Best regards …………………. Anastasia That is what the General Register office will have, it is...

While Gooogling around I read few cases of Indian citizens holding PR in Canada (with valid H1B on their Indian passports). After obtaining Canadian citizenship they are not required to transfer H1B to their Canadian passport. Ofcourse THAT is Canadian passport. Totally different from UK passport (...

Hi , If i have a H1B visa on my Indian passport and before going to US acquire a UK citizenship and there by UK passport, can i still go to the US with UK passport showing my (cancelled) indian passport with valid H1B visa. I understand that one can show their cancelled passport with new passport w...

jbb wrote:hi ppron747

guideline says look at the fees leaflet but the website is so slow hence the question.

You are really very helpful..

Web site is slow but it does work, have you tried in the evenings, it is fine in the evenings.

Home Secretary John Reid has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to make the public feel safe. Of course in reality there has never been any threat to public safety, just mass hysteria directed by tabloid newspapers. I agree with tvt that the likely outcome out of all of this hysteria is that...

I would be happy if they just sorted their website out.

Just got back from writing the test, I passed! Thanks to all the information in this thread, it was a rather painless process, I had answered all the questions in under 5 mins! Took another 5 to check them then was able to wait out in reception for my results. There were 7 of us in total, it was str...

Yup I also have two friends who got mortgages on WP's (very recently too) you may have to shop around more than say someone who has ILTR.